着急
zháojí
anxious
Part of speech · adjective / verb
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急urgent
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Examples
- 别着急!Don't worry!
- 我很着急。I'm anxious.
Collocations
别着急很着急不着急
Mnemonic
着急 zháojí "anxious, in a hurry" — 着 (stick to) + 急 (urgent) = "caught in urgency". 着 here reads zháo (2nd tone). Japanese 焦る aseru is the functional match.
Quick check
"Don't hurry"?